Department: Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences
Location: University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus
Salary band: G-H – £32,004 – £48,327
Duration of post: Permanent
Post is open to: External and internal candidates
Closing date: 30 April 2017
Full-time

Psychology at UWE Bristol is located in the interdisciplinary Department of Health and Social Sciences. We offer a suite of undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programmes accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and other professional bodies. We are focussed on the delivery of high quality teaching and an excellent student experience, coupled with outstanding research, all delivered with a strong emphasis on the application of academic understanding to real-world contexts with impact. Due to our continuing success, we are now recruiting academic staff in a number of areas. Working effectively with colleagues, you will be expected to contribute to a learning environment where students have the opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and confidence to attain the career to which they aspire and to carry out complementary research, knowledge exchange and/or professional practice.
You will have a PhD or Doctorate in Psychology and possess sufficient breath and/or depth of specialist knowledge in psychology with an emphasis on social psychology utilising qualitative and/or quantitative research methodology.

Working in the Department of Health and Social Science, comprising of undergraduate and postgraduate psychology programmes, this post will focus on teaching and supporting students with a specific emphasis on social psychology.

Other benefits, in addition to salary:

• a generous holiday allowance of 35 days
• up to 12.5 bank holiday/closure days per year in addition;
• flexible working;
• excellent defined benefit pension schemes;
• option to participate in the cycle to work scheme;
• family friendly policies;
• on site nursery at our Frenchay Campus;
• option to purchase childcare vouchers.

This post is based at our lively Frenchay campus where we have invested in the latest facilities and resources to give our students access to everything they need to succeed, with £200m being spent on new state-of-the-art learning spaces and accommodation between now and 2020 to enhance our offer even further. Frenchay campus is within close proximity to excellent motorway links and within walking distance of two train stations, making UWE Frenchay Campus the ideal place to work for those wishing to commute to Bristol.

If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Kris Kinsey on 0117 32 82179 or email to: Kris.Kinsey@uwe.ac.uk